position
puh zi shuhn
- n the particular portion of space occupied by something
- n a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- n a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- n the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- n the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life - n a job in an organization
- n the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the position of the hands on the clock - n the appropriate or customary location
the cars were in position - n (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
what position does he play? - n the act of putting something in a certain place
- n a condition or position in which you find yourself
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils - n a rationalized mental attitude
- n an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- n an item on a list or in a sequence
moved from third to fifth position - n the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- n the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
- v cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
- v put into a certain place or abstract location
- That potentially could bring a shift in China's position, since Beijing usually follows Moscow's approach on such matters, although it was still too early to say.
- Under Cover of Night The presence of Pakistani soldiers deep in enemy territory disproves Islamabad's claims of innocence STRIKE: A Pakistani artillery position.
- His position on the child rape death penalty case, for example, is in line with his record in Illinois of supporting the death penalty.